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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/13/2009
When Olmert Calls ...
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... the president of the US jumps. I can't be the only one to have been struck by this : Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said Monday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had been forced to abstain from a United Nations resolution on Gaza that she helped draft, after Mr. Olmert placed ...

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zombietime.com - 1/12/2009
Gaza War Protest
— zombietime.com — Gaza War Protest and Anti-Israel Rally San Francisco, January 10, 2009 On Saturday, January 10, 2009, a large rally and march took place in San Francisco to protest Israel's invasion of Gaza. The event was one of a series of similar events held in ... (more) Gaza War Protest

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Rice shame-faced by Bush over UN Gaza vote: Olmert - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 1/12/2009
Rice shame-faced by Bush over UN Gaza vote: Olmert - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — AFP/Getty Images/File U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, (more) Rice shame-faced by Bush over UN Gaza vote: Olmert - ...

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timesonline.co.uk - 1/12/2009
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence – it’s a war crime
— timesonline.co.uk — ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an act of self-defence as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention. The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas ... (more) Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence ...

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MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... Forget what you think about Israel: no country in the world should have this sort of sway over our president and secretary of state. (H/T Andrew) ...

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